Are You More Like Bill Gates or a Goose?

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Before you answer the question let's review 3 things about Bill Gates:

1. What does Bill Gates Own?
   While he doesn't won 100% of Microsoft he did start it and make a bundle of money from it.
   


2. How much money does Bill Gates have?
   I can't give you an exact figure however it's in the billions and he's 1 of the richest men in the world. (He definitely has more than you and I have.)
   


3. To be like Bill Gates you must:
   
   * Come from a family that can afford to pay for an exclusive education.
   
   * Have family and friends who support your decision to start a company.
   
   * Identify something you're really interested in and be willing to spend hours investigating and learning about it. (Bill Gates was 1 of the first to learn how to exploit computer software i.e. hacking.)
   
   * Have a plan and be a strong leader who stays in control.
   
   * Be a shrewd and ruthless business person. (In Bill's case this meant: hire others to do the time intensive work, make partnerships that benefit your business, be willing to gamble, learn from your mistakes, and occasionally break the law.)

Now don't answer the question just yet because I'd like you to watch this short 1 minute video first.



And let's review a few things about wild geese:

1. What do wild geese own?
   Wild geese own nothing except their freedom to live the life they choose.
   


2. How much money do wild geese have?
   They have no money yet they seem to enjoy life to the fullest. (Have you ever seen an unhappy wild goose?)
   


3. To be like a wild goose you have to:
   
   * Be born and learn the ways of a wild goose. (Most of this is instinct but there are some things that do have to be learned.)
   
   * Have a supportive family and flock.
   
   * Be interested in life and learning the ways to survive.
   
   * Have a plan and be willing to work as both a leader and a follower.
   
   * Be a good goose in all your transactions. ( Let others do the work when you can't, partner with others who have the same goals, only gamble what you can afford to lose without hurting others i.e. as a follower you may risk everything by straying from the group however a leader must put the safety of the group first and you must learn from mistakes.)

Now you can answer the question: Are You More Like Bill Gates or a Goose?

As for me, sure I'd like to be as rich as Bill Gates however I'd rather be more like a goose.

And since this is my blog and I'm the leader right now I'd like to share a couple of things that can make my flock a little more knowledgeable.
Today I received a ton of email about a new Russell Brunson product, "Do You Suck At Making Money?" and since so many well-known internet marketers are promoting it you may think it's 1 of those launches that only a select group of "gurus" can get in on. Well it's not. It's 1 of the products available inside his "2nd Tier Club" affiliate site.

Although I don't use Vista, today I watched 1 of the videos included in the "MS Vista Performance Tips Video Series" and would like to share something I learned. There's some free software you can get so Vista will perform faster. As I stated, I don't use Vista so I haven't tried it however the video series recommends and walks you through using it.

Now since I'm more like I goose I'd really appreciate an encouraging honk from you. So please leave a comment and rate this article.

To Your Success,
Susan

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IMHO IRL TARFU

(In My Humble Opinion In Real Life Things Are Really Fouled Up)

If you're over 30 you may remember the days when people actually spoke and wrote English. Now, with widespread instant messaging and text messaging, people are learning a new language - acronyms.

Now acronyms aren't new and many of us over the age of 30 were using some of them way back when...

For instance, when I was first learning how to program back in the dark ages before laptops, personal computers and the internet I learned about FIFO, GIGO and EOF. I also learned that file extensions (those are the letters after the period on file names) are also acronyms for the files' type. And while some may have cared about the definition of the acronym used for the file extension, I was only interested in using the file extension to identify which files types I could create and modify and what programming language they were written in.

Now today I'm not going to give you a lesson about the programming languages used on big computers or explain the difference between compilers and interpreters. As online marketers interfacing with the web on a laptop or PC you could care less. Right?

Instead, today I'm going to talk about some of the common file extensions we see and deal with regularly. You see, last week I received an email from a reader who is a beginning online marketer and is still learning about the file types we see, use, upload and download. And since they are having a hard time keeping these file types straight and remembering what software is used to open and edit them I've created the following table. The table doesn't include every type of file possible or list every program you can use to open and edit it. It only lists the common types we see the most and the most common software used. (Where possible I've tried to include the name of free software that can be used.) If I didn't include a file type you think should be on the list please leave a comment telling us the file extension you think should be added and the information about it if you know.

Common File Type Extensions:

Extension	Type	Use
.bmp	Bitmap Image File	Open with an image viewer.Can add text and convert to .gif or .jpg with Irfanview Change size and shape with Irfanview and .html Editors.MS Paint can be used to edit these image files
.cgi	Common Gateway Interface Script	Requires a web server to run and edit with a Text Editor
.css	Cascading Style Sheet	Contains the formatting the contents of a web page. Edit with a Text or html Editor
.doc	MicroSoft Word Document	Microsoft Word or OpenOffice (Writer)
.exe	Windows Executable File	These files run when you open them on PCs with Windows. Can not be edited easily and requires special software.
.gif	Image	Open with an image viewer. Can add text with Irfanview and change size and shape with Irfanview and .html Editors.MS Paint can be used to edit these image files
.html or .htm	Web Page	WYSISWYG* editor like FrontPage, Dreamweaver or Nvu Can use a Text Editor to read and write the html code.
.jpg	Image	Open with an image viewer. Can add text with Irfanview and change size and shape with Irfanview and .html Editors.MS Paint can be used to edit these image files
.js	JavaScript File	A text file with JavaScript code. Edit with a Text Editor.
.midi	MIDI File	Open with Apple QuickTime Player or Microsoft Windows Media Player
.pdf	Portable Document Format File	Read with Adobe Reader Create and modify with Adobe Acrobat or create with OpenOffice (Writer)
.php	Hypertext Preprocessor File	View in a web browser and edit with a Text Editor
.psd	PhotoShop File	Edit with PhotoShop or GIMP
.swf	Macromedia Flash Movie	Can not edit. Open with Adobe Flash Player or with web browser with the Flash plug-in installed
.txt	Text File	Text Editor like NotePad or NoteTab
.wav	WAVE Audio File	Edit with Microsoft Windows Media Player. Can open with any music player.
.wmv	Windows Media Video File	Must usually convert to different file type and use special video software to edit. Open with web browser with the Windows Media Player plugin.
.zip	Zipped File	A file that has been compressed to save space and must be unzipped to edit. All file types may be zipped.

* WYSISWYG - Acronym for What You See Is What You Get

Now the nice thing about using a PC to open and/or edit files is it's point and click operation. If you double click on the icon or file name of the file you want to open your PC will look at the file extension and open the file for viewing with the correct software or ask you what program to use. For instance, if you double click an image file the picture will appear using your image viewing software and if you double click a .txt file the file will be opened with your default text editor. If however you double click a file and your PC doesn't know what software to use for viewing the file like for a .js type file then it will either ask you to select the software to open the file or give you an error.

And if you don't want to just view the file but you want to edit it your PC will help you with that too. Just single click the file icon or name and then do a right-click. You then get a menu of things you can do with the file. The menu is different for different file types. Depending on the software on you PC and the file's extension some menus will allow you to preview, open, open with, edit or edit with.

Now your PC may not know what software to use the first time you try to open or edit a certain type of file and give you an error. However you can fix that easily. Simply highlight the file name, right click and select Open With. Then select the appropriate software from the list of software on your machine like NotePad for .cgi, .js and .php files or Adobe Reader for .pdf files. After you've made your selection from the list and before you click the OK button check the box that says to always use the selected software to open this kind of file. After you've done this your PC will always remember to open .pdf files with Adobe Reader and .php with your text editor so you won't have to.

AISB IRL TARFU but you have to be. You don't have to learn all the definitions for the file extensions you use. You only need to know how to open and edit them. And hopefully now you do.

To Your Success,
Susan

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